State Senate co-leader Jeff Klein said it is in everyone’s interest for banks to negotiate a settlement with homeowners in foreclosure limbo and is encouraging senate action on two bills that would make that happen.

“The best way we can keep a homeowner in their home is by having them sit down with the bank, with the financial institution, with the counsel, with a lawyer and work out a settlement,” Klein told reporters including WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs on Wednesday.